A Prototype Earth-Gauging System Integrating Weather and Health Data to Manage Meningitis
- Lead PI: Madeleine Thomson
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Unit Affiliation: International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI)
- April 2009 - October 2012
- Inactive
- Global ; Africa ; Niger
- Project Type: Research
DESCRIPTION: The LDEO team will provide consultant support to the UCAR project to understand environmental risks associated with meningitis by developing international partners, doing research, and attending team meetings.
OUTCOMES: IRI has: implemented three dust monitoring station in the Sahel; done a spatial and temporal analysis of environmental and demographic risk factors in meningitis outbreaks in Niger; archived and validated mineral dust products; collected and archived epidemiological data for 13 countries; constructed a database of sources documenting migration in Niger; and participated in the Fourth Biannual Colloquium on Climate and Health.